Senior Data Scientist (AI) - 12 Month FTC

Do you want to build production AI systems used by millions of insurance customers?

Have you deployed LLM applications into complex enterprise environments before?

Are you ready to help scale a growing GenAI function inside one of the UK’s biggest insurers?

A major UK health and life insurance provider is hiring a Senior Data Scientist (AI) on a 12-month FTC basis to support a rapidly growing AI function focused on GenAI products and operational automation. The team is building production-grade AI applications across underwriting, customer journeys, internal operations, and sales enablement.

The role sits within a growing AI team delivering live LLM applications and intelligent automation systems. You’ll work on high-impact products with strong internal visibility, alongside experienced Data Scientists and AI Engineers.

Role Summary

You’ll help design, build, and deploy AI-powered applications using both traditional ML and modern LLM tooling. Projects include AI sales assistants, underwriting automation, internal summarisation systems, and workflow efficiency tools.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and deploy production-grade AI applications

• Develop LLM, RAG, and agentic AI systems

• Deploy applications into GCP environments

• Work closely with cross-functional business stakeholders

• Improve scalability, reliability, and AI deployment workflows

• Build APIs, backend services, and production pipelines

• Support AI integration into enterprise systems

Key Details

• Salary: £75,000–£90,000 base

• Bonus: 16%

• Working model: Hybrid, 2 days per week in London office

• Contract: 12-month FTC (maternity cover)

• Tech stack: Python, GCP, APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, LLMs, RAG, LangChain/LlamaIndex

• Sponsorship: Cannot sponsor

Interested? Please apply below.